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Colour

#ABACB2

  • #ABACB2
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ABACB2 is a grey with RGB values 171, 172, 178 and HSL 231°, 4%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ABACB2#ABACB2
HEX#ABACB2
RGBrgb(171, 172, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6745, 0.698
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(231.4, 4.3%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 3.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK3.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,866
CSS custom property--colour: #ABACB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#54534D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABACB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAACB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AAADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.5Silver · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 14.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.51, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B1AB
Analogous#ABB0B2, #ADABB2
Triadic#B2ABAC, #ACB2AB
Split complementary#B2ADAB, #B0B2AB
Tetradic#B2ABB0, #B2B1AB, #ABB2AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFB
Lighter +20%#E0E1E3
Lighter +10%#C6C6CA
Darker −10%#90929A
Darker −20%#767881
Darker −30%#5E5F66
Darker −40%#45464C
More saturated +25%#979EC6
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R171
G172
B178
Red171 (67.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.35%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AC · B B2

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